The Girl Who Stayed at Home

1h 9m
DramaWar
4.8

Ralph visits France with his father, a shipbuilder, and falls in love with Blossom, the granddaughter of his father's friend, a Civil war veteran not reconciled with the Union. Blossom, however, is engaged to a French nobleman. When the war breaks out, Ralph enlists, while his brother Jim, a heartbreaker, is drafted.

Cast

Adolph Lestina
Mr. France
Carol Dempster
Atoline France
Frances Parks
The chum
Richard Barthelmess
Ralph Grey
Robert Harron
James Grey
Syn De Conde
Count de Brissac
George Fawcett
Edward Grey
Kate Bruce
Mrs. Edward Grey
Edward Peil Sr.
Turnverein Terror
Clarine Seymour
Cutie Beautiful
Tully Marshall
Cutie's old friend
David Butler
Johann August Kant
Joseph Scott
Himself (as The Hon. Joseph Scott, Head of the Draft Exemption Board)
E.H. Crowder
Himself (as Provost Marshal Gen. E.H. Crowder)
General March
Himself
Newton Baker
Himself (as Secretary of War Newton Baker) (as Secretary of War Newton Bakr)
Milla Davenport
Unknown

Crew

D.W. Griffith
Director, Writer, Producer
Stanner E.V. Taylor
Screenplay, Story
James Smith
Editor
Billy Bitzer
Director of Photography
Karl Brown
Camera Operator

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